List for WinForms provides a rich set of properties, methods, and events that enable you to develop sophisticated database applications. The organization imposed by List for WinForms' object model makes it easier to work with such a large feature set.

Objects and collections that refer to visual entities, such as columns, can be customized in the designer or in code. Objects and collections that refer to abstract entities, such as arrays and bookmarks, are only available in code.

Two controls are available in the .NET Toolbox for addition into a project:

Control	Description
C1List	List .NET control.
C1Combo	Combo .NET control.

The namespace for List for WinForms also contains definitions for the following objects:

Object	Description
C1DataColumn	Represents a column of data within a list.
C1DisplayColumn	Represents a column of data relative to a split.
GridLines	Represents the gridlines which separate items in the list.
HBar	Represents the horizontal scroll bar and its properties.
Split	Represents a group of adjacent columns that scroll as a unit.
Style	Encapsulates font, color, picture, and formatting information.
ValueItems	Encapsulates both the Values collection and valueitem properties.
ValueItem	Allowable column input values, with optional translation.
VBar	Represents the vertical scroll bar and its properties.

A collection is an object used to group similar data items, such as list columns or styles. In general, a group of similar items in List is implemented as a collection. Since a collection is an object, you can manipulate it in code just as you would any other object. List for WinForms exposes the following collections:

Collection	Description
C1DataColumnCollection	Contains zero or more C1DataColumn objects in a list.
C1DisplayColumnCollection	Contains zero or more C1DisplayColumn objects in a list.
SelectedRowCollection	Contains zero or more selected row bookmarks
SelectedColumnCollection	Contains zero or more selected row bookmarks
SplitCollection	Contains one or more Style objects in a list.
GridStyleCollection	Contains built-in and user-defined Style objects for a list.
ValueItemCollection	Contains zero or more ValueItem objects for a column.

The following sections provide a brief overview of List for WinForms' objects and collections.